Hymn to Aten/Psalm 104

The Remarkably Similar Converse
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV was the leader of Egypt between 1369 and 1353 B.C. He conceived the idea of monotheism in the Egyptian society. He insisted that his subjects worship one, and only one god. Aton, the sun god who was the creator of the world and a god of love, peace, and justice, was to be the god of their devotion. Amenhotep believed that, along with being the king, was the sun of this god, and was to be worshiped by the Egyptians. To promote exclusivity for Aton and himself, the pharaoh changed his name to Akhenaten, which means “It is well with Aton”. Following this, he built a city, Akhataten, to become the center of this new religious cult. His religious following quickly collapsed when he died. The masses of his country were not persuaded by this religious fad, and he was opposed by the priests, who followed their traditional faith. Akhenaten’s religious beliefs stimulated amazing works of literature and art. In one such work, Akhenaten ...